antibiotics

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Antibiotics are another standard treatment, and doctors are growing reluctant to prescribe them widely because of the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Antibiotics - which are considered to be the first line of defence against severe infections - did not work on most of these cases.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

Antibiotics can help shorten the infectious period and reduce the rate of disease transmission.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

Antibiotics are not removed effectively by waste treatment, and so enter the freshwater environment.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Antibiotics would stop any infection that might result from the broken bones, the bullet, or the clothing fibers driven into the wound.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow